Cursed Awakenings

RayZor

"Darcy, Darcy, Darling dear
Left me dyin', cryin' here
In whiskey gin and pints of beer
I fell for you my darlin' dear"
-Dirty Glasss by Dropkick Murphys

Chapter Two: I Fell For...

Tael sat in the middle of the battle arena, eyes closed. Sephiroth and Vincent were on either side of her, but they could not hear the voices that plagued Tael's mind.

"My brother-"

"She left me to-"

"Damn, I can' believe I lost to-"

"Sephiroth..."

Yuffie, she thought to herself.

"Oh, you're that chica we picked up... You... You can hear me? Then... why can't Sephiroth or Vincent? Or Tifa or Cloud?"

Just think about wanting to talk to them. I'll let you use me. Just this once, though.

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Tael's brown eyes opened and Sephiroth looked at her expectantly.

"Oh, shit," the young woman said rather bluntly.

"What?" the silver-haired man inquired. "Is she here? Could you find her?"

Tael reached a hand out slowly toward Sephiroth, who merely watched her inquisitively. She traced her finger down his jaw line, then smiled. "Sephiroth... I... Holy, I can't believe this. Is this how Fox took over my body?"

Kais nodded slowly. "Yes, that issimilar to howshe could possess you, Yuffie."

"Yuffie?" Tifa exclaimed. "Are you sure? How do we know that Tael's not some freaky pyscho?"

Cloud put an arm around his wife's shoulders. "Easily... Yuffie, who finished off Sephiroth?"

Tael did not take her eyes off of Sephiroth. "You... You fought him alone..." A tear trailed down her cheek. "But that wasn't Sephiroth. That was a Jenova freak. This... This is Sephiroth."

Cloud nodded. "That is Yuffie Kisaragi, Tifa. That is our ninja princess." He took his girlfriend's hand and led her toward the exit. "They need time alone."

Kais followed, but Vincent cast a longing look at the young woman before nodding and going along with the others. She was his Yuffie... No. She is no longer my Yuffie. She is Sephiroth's love.

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Kais and Cloud looked in to see Tael with her eyes closed and Sephiroth sobbing like a child. They both knew that Yuffie and Sephiroth had said their goodbyes, but that did not make it any easier on the former general. Next would be Tael's own personal mission. They needed to get Sephiroth out of there...

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To my friends:

Oh, wow... It's so weird being in someone else's body. I wrote this using Tay-el... How DO you spell that chica's name? Anyway... I miss you all, but you'll see me soon enough. It kinda sucks that Reina kicked my ass, y'know? Anyway... There's a special part for each of you down further on this paper...

Tifa: I love you like the older sister slash mum figure that you are. I wish that you could've forgiven Sephiroth sooner.

Cloud: You're so hot. I had to at least get that out in the open. You're definitely like a brother to me now. I had a HUGE crush on you at one point in time, though.

Kais: It was so cool being able to meet you. I hope that you can find it within your immortal heart to forgive your sister. I'm sure that she was once good.

Tay-el: Still haven't figured out how to spell your name. Didn't really know you all that well, but thanks for letting me talk to Sephiroth one last time.

Vincent: This one's gonna be kinda long... You were my first real crush. You're such a sweetheart and I think that I may have loved you once. I'm glad that you're rid of your demons. All that you need to do now is find someone to spend the rest of your life with. I can honestly say that I'll miss talking to you when I'm depressed. But now I've got so many people to chat with that it's crazy! By the way, I found my mother. She's just as beautiful as I thought she would be.

Sephiroth: This is the hardest one to write, especially since you're standing right in front of me with tears falling down your cheeks. I love you. I think that I'll always love you and you'll always love me, but don't let that keep you from finding another. I've found the Promised Land... And it's nothing without you here beside me. I love you, Sephiroth, and I know that I will see you all too soon. Smile and carry on with cheer. Otherwise I'll come back and haunt your ass!

Goodbye, my friends.

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Tael sat on the couch beside Tifa. They were all smiling despite the fact that they had lost a friend. They were all smiling for Yuffie.

"I fell for Yuffie," a soft but masculine voice said. "I fell for the ninja runt who caused me physical pain less than two months ago."

End of Chapter Two